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Today — 22 December 2024Main stream

Party City Stores to Close by February, Company Says

In an internal letter, the company said inflation and changes in consumer spending had forced it to shut its more than 700 stores.

© Frankie Alduino for The New York Times

Party City announced that it was shutting all of its stores, a process that would last through February.
Yesterday — 21 December 2024Main stream

As Drugstores Close, Older People Are Left in ‘Pharmacy Deserts’

21 December 2024 at 21:12
Shuttered drugstores pose a particular threat to older adults, who take more medications than younger people and often rely on pharmacies for advice.

© Mette Lampcov for The New York Times

Drugs belonging to the husband of Roberta Piazza Gordon, of Kernville, Calif. The local drugstore closed after 45 years.
Before yesterdayMain stream

Amazon Delivery Drivers at Seven Hubs Walk Out

The retail giant said it expected its operations to be largely unaffected by the strike of some drivers at contracting firms Amazon uses to deliver packages.

© Kamil Krzaczynski/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

Workers picketing today at an Amazon delivery station in Skokie, Ill. Amazon workers who deliver packages from seven Amazon facilities across the country went on strike Thursday morning.
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